A selection of convenings, programs and projects designed or led by Sea 2 Sky Solutions and its founder, Steve Bender, from Dallas and Davos to Newport Beach and Nkandla.
Dallas, Texas
Environmental Xperience at EarthX 2026
The brief
Build a program inside EarthX’s 15th anniversary year that brings Rotary, business and government together around practical environmental solutions.
What we did
Designed and ran the Environmental Xperience, including the first Rotary Xperience for Interactors, Rotaractors and Rotarians, and the Carbon Xperience stage powered by Carboreal.
Results
150+ speakers across EarthX
100+ countries represented
3 days of stages and sessions
Davos and Dallas
Davos to Dallas
The brief
Executives leaving Davos ask the same questions about tariffs, supply chains, ESG rules and energy. Give them one place in the United States to get answers and close deals.
What we did
Announced the convening at Palace Schatzalp during World Economic Forum week, then held a first Davos to Dallas Xperience in April 2026 alongside EarthX with the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, East Austin Chamber of Commerce, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Carboreal and BCaster.
Next
An invitation only summit in spring 2027, funded by the law, real estate and accounting firms that help companies relocate. davostodallas.com
Dallas, Texas
EarthX Blue Stage
What we did
Organized and ran the Blue Stage at EarthX, its home for ocean and island programs.
Results
“It all went off without a hitch,” in the words of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce team.
Newport Beach, California
California Inclusive Sailing
The brief
Special Olympics dropped sailing in Southern California in 2008 because of budget cuts.
What we did
Co-founded California Inclusive Sailing with fellow Rotarian Berkley Green, funded the first adaptive sailboat with a Rotary district grant and The Buhl Foundation, and later won the bid in Hiroshima to bring the Hansa Worlds championship to Newport Beach.
Results
220+ people sailed in the first year
40 of them children
Newport Beach, California
Special Olympics Host Town and the Newport Beach Party
What we did
Co-chaired the Newport Beach Host Town Committee for the Special Olympics World Games 2015, then created the Newport Beach Party and the Newport Beach BBQ Competition, with a Volunteer and Family Appreciation Day for Special Olympics.
Results
146 athletes hosted from Mexico and Fiji
KCAL 9 Los Angeles coverage, June 2016
Nkandla, South Africa
Doc in a Box
The brief
Bring clinics to a village of AIDS orphans, and teach students to build them.
What we did
Designed a solar ready medical clinic inside a 20 foot shipping container, built with high school students in the Building Industry Technology Academy, and swam from Alcatraz to help fund it.
Next
The same idea led to mobile dental and vision units, Meals in a Box for homeless veterans and the rest of the Help in a Box family.
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